Downs Weather in December
Downs in December
The short of it: Downs in December averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 9 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 44° · low 20° · rain 0.7 in. · daylight 9 h 23 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
December in Downs brings afternoons near 44° and nights around 20°, with about 0.7 in. of rain over the month. Highs fall 11° against November, to near 44°; nights run about 20°. Rain is modest, about 0.7 in., the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 23 min in mid-December, 33 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Downs runs about middling and drier than most in December. Osborne, 9 mi to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Downs, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 11° colder, 0.08 in. less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 11 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OsborneKansas | 9 mi WSW | 45° | 20° | 0.7 in. |
| Smith CenterKansas | 23 mi NNW | 43° | 19° | 0.6 in. |
| BeloitKansas | 23 mi E | 43° | 21° | 0.8 in. |
| MankatoKansas | 27 mi NE | 42° | 20° | 0.9 in. |
| LincolnKansas | 38 mi SE | 45° | 21° | 0.8 in. |
| StocktonKansas | 39 mi W | 45° | 20° | 0.6 in. |
| Red CloudNebraska | 41 mi N | 42° | 19° | 0.7 in. |
| SuperiorNebraska | 44 mi NE | 41° | 19° | 0.9 in. |